Mormons on the NBC "Today" show

[elder_nomo]

The "Today" show on NBC is doing a series of short pieces called "Mysterious Faiths".
This morning's segment was called "Secrets of the Mormons."
[don't worry, no sacred secrets were revealed. ;) ]

To see, go to this link...
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633/

Then in the "MORE TODAY SHOW VIDEO" box, click the forward arrow until you get to segment 5 (of 14), then click Launch. [It was a little slow to load for me, maybe a lot of traffic?] After the intro, there is an interview with Matt Lauer and a stake prez.
When Matt asks if the LDS church is the only way to heaven, pay attention to the slick way the SP manages to technically tell the truth, yet totally mislead the uninitiated. Masterful.

[free thinker]

Belnap was calm, cool , and collected.

The church looks so clean and forthright. Such clean cut young men.


What a beautiful temple and oh the sounds of that beautiful choir.

Boy really a great looking church.

Sure glad I'm not a member anymore! :cool:

ft

[lunaverse]

I also watched the segment on Kabbalah. I've always been attracted to it, but haven't had time to delve. (Had I gotten around to it as a TBM, I would have very much loved it and really gotten into it! It would not have contradicted my Mormon world view and would have given me the depth that I craved...)

Kabbalah of course is an ancient set of beliefs. Kabbalah Center, a new and specific organization promoting their own version of Qabalah, was featured on the segement.

I did some quick research on Kabbalah Center, and it's questionable. freedomofmind.com has an entry for it... They seem a bit cult-like, too, taking advantage of people, manipulation, and what not.

When I get around to studying Qabalah, I think I'll stick to books. :)

Luna

[miss taken]

I thought that the Stake President masterfully avoided the issue of how the church views themselves as the possessors of the 'sole' authority to baptize. The LDS church really has not been ecumenical and I think he avoided this issue in a way that is misleading to how most members view themselves (and leaders)

Mary